2019 – Global News Blog

Midwestern Flooding Bursts Arkansas River Levee

Source: USA TODAY, CNN, Daily Mail The Arkansas River ripped through a 40-foot section of a levee around 75 miles northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas early in the morning of Friday, May 31. This prompted flash-flood warnings and evacuations in rural areas around Dardanelle and Holla Bend. The flash flood alert warned that some […]

Chicago Moves Closer to Marijuana Legalization

Source: Curbed, ABC7, Chicago Tribune Illinois could become the latest state in America to legalize marijuana as legislators consider a bid to make the drug recreationally legal. A flurry of last-minute proposals is set to move through the Illinois House of Representatives Friday, May 31. If the proposal passes, Illinois would become the 11th […]

Missouri’s Last Abortion Provider Nears Closing

Sources: NPR, CBS, ABC The state license at a Planned Parenthood in Missouri, the last abortion provider in the state, will expire at midnight on June 1, 2019. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a law last week criminalizing most abortions after eight weeks. The law has yet to take effect; instead, the dispute between […]

Investors and Retailers Continue to Shrug Off Lower Sales Numbers

Sources: Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News reports from multiple outlets tracking back to a 6-month period suggest that retailers and investors may be too quick to attribute declining sales numbers to external factors. Consider the following news reports as evidence: In October of 2018, the Wall Street Journal suggested that it was all too common […]